UNDER CONSTRUCTION

   From Goris, the road N from the bridge on the E side of the Goris river leads up to Verishen, which has a large S. Hripsime church built in 1621 on 5th c. foundations. There is also a rock-cut inscription of 1294, with an early Persian   inscription   above,  marking  a

   Brun    has   cyclopean   structures and remains of a medieval fortress. Near the village are remains of a 10th c. water channel.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

rebuilding of an aqueduct that carried the water from Verishen’s famous Vararaki springs to the estates of Tatev.